Here's what we are giving to the League at this point. Too many permutations with NO/PHI/CHI/ATL based on games still left week 16 with some potential SOV messiness...so leaving some of this loose to keep it sensible.

PHILADELPHIA Eagles Philadelphia has clinched NFC East division and still has a chance to earn a first-round bye and homefield advantage next week as of today.

CHICAGO Bears Chicago has clinched NFC North division and still has a chance to earn a first-round bye and homefield advantage next week as of today.

ATLANTA Falcons Atlanta clinches NFC South and homefield advantage with a win or tie against New Orleans tonight. If Atlanta loses tonight, it still has a chance to win the NFC South, a first-round bye and homefield advantage next week.

NEW ORLEANS Saints New Orleans clinches a playoff spot with a win or tie against Atlanta tonight and still has a chance to win the NFC South, a first-round bye and homefield advantage next week. If New Orleans loses tonight, it can still clinch a playoff spot next week with: 1) NO win or tie 2) NYG loss or tie + GB loss or tie

- Atlanta clinched playoff spot due to NYG loss (how did the Giants lose that game?)- Arizona, Houston and Miami are now ELIMINATED from playoff contention- PIT can no longer clinch division or 1st round bye- Largely due to IND win over JAC: - JAC can no longer clinch division - NYJ can no longer clinch playoff spot - BAL can no longer clinch playoff spot- Due to their losses, NYG and N.O. can no longer clinch playoff spots

PITTSBURGH Steelers Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot: 1) PIT win or tie There are other scenarios in which Pittsburgh may clinch a playoff spot if it clinches the strength of victory tiebreaker over certain teams this weekend.

NOTE: The WORST CASE SCENARIO for PIT in the strength of victory (SOV) tiebreaker with BAL referenced above is a TIE. That means, to clinch SOV this week over BAL, PIT only needs ONE of the following to occur:- CIN win/tie over CLE- ATL win/tie over SEA- TEN win/tie over HOU- OAK win/tie over DEN- ARI win/tie over CAR

NOTE: The explanation of the NYG tiebreaker is as follows:If CHI and GB both lose, then if GB finishes 10-6 they win the North (beat CHI h2h in Wk 17 and would split h2h, finish tied in division and common opponents and would have better conference record because CHI would be losing to MIN this week). So since CHI could not finish ahead of NYG in tiebreaker with a h2h loss and at best 7-5 conference record, that would mean three teams in South would have to beat out Giants -- and if Giants clinch SOV over TB that would be impossible.

And...the WORST CASE SCENARIO for NYG is a tie in strength of victory (SOV) tiebreaker with TB. That means, to clinch SOV this week, NYG only needs ONE of the following to occur:- SD win/tie over SF (Thurs night)- KC win/tie over STL- HOU win/tie over TEN- DAL win/tie over WAS- JAC win/tie over IND- BAL win/tie over NO